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USDA awards Linn County communications company $3.9M to provide internet access

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a $3,987,550 investment in a Linn County communications company to expand reliable, affordable high-speed internet. Prairieburg Telephone Company Inc. received a $1,993,775 USDA loan and a $1,993,775 USDA …

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Waterloo Fiber breaks ground on community-wide broadband network

Waterloo Fiber, a new city-owned and operated broadband internet utility, officially launched with a groundbreaking event on Wednesday. More than 84% of residents voted in a referendum in favor of a $20 million general obligation …

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$148M in new Empower Rural Iowa broadband grants now available

The Office of the Chief Information Officer has issued a Notice of Funding Availability, making available $148,960,000 in new program funds under the Empower Rural Iowa Broadband Grant program. The application window is open until …

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Waterloo Fiber Internet appoints Lage general manager of telecom

Waterloo Fiber Internet, the city’s new, locally owned and operated municipal fiber internet utility, has announced that Eric Lage has been appointed as the first general manager of telecommunications for the utility. Lage served as …

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Iowa to receive $415M in federal funding for internet infrastructure

The Biden administration announced this week $42.45 billion in funding from the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program going to all U.S. states, territories and the District of Columbia, including over $415 million to …

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Rural communities reflect on broadband progress; expansion still needed

Empower Rural Iowa grant program has invested over $350M so far

By Lisa Rossi

More than 100,000 homes, schools and businesses across Iowa will now have access to broadband internet due to a grant program …

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USDA opens applications for Broadband Technical Assistance grants

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently opened a window for qualifying entities to seek grants for technical assistance for broadband projects. A total of $20 million has been allocated to these grants, which will deliver …

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OCIO holding town halls on digital services

The Iowa Department of Management’s Office of the Chief Information Officer has announced more than 50 public town hall-style meetings to get feedback from Iowans on digital services, including broadband, in their area.

Attendees will …

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Murphy Tower Service adds new office in Tennessee

Carlisle-based wireless and wireline infrastructure company Murphy Tower Service has announced a new office location in Springfield, Tenn. It is the company’s ninth physical location across six states, including Nebraska, Missouri and Minnesota. The company’s …

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Bristola announces $1.1M in new funding

Bristola, an Iowa-based clean energy technology services company, announced the week of Jan. 9 that it closed a $1.1 million follow-on equity investment. The company raised a seed round investment of $400,000 in Q3 2022. …